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I wonder why Australia is obese
0pointsSeen on www.smh.com.au this morning. On the above image, you see an article about obesity and then right below a recipe for making your own chocolate wagon wheels. I think that explains why Australia is obese. Blog appears on www.vickylalwani.com
52 Acts of Political Correctness
0pointsLocal Hoyden Lauredhel promises to take a good look at Political Correctness, going through ideas, words, phrases and power structures and talking about why we need to think more about the things we do and say.
A case for the X-Files?
0pointsVillagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said today.
Parrot with learning skills dies
0pointsAlex, an african grey parrot who knew over 100 words, and could solve puzzles and understood the rudiments of language has died. His last words, as he was put into his cage: “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.”
Clive James declares Aussie cultural cringe dead
0pointsClive James, the famous wit who, along with Brett Whiteley, Germaine Greer and Robert Hughes was one of a generation of fine minds who fled in the '60s to make their mark in England, yesterday declared our national inferiority complex extinct.
The ultimate confort food machine
0pointsDr. Whippy, is a different kind ogf ice-cream machine. The machine proffers soft scoop ice cream according to the perceived unhappiness level of the customer using voice recognition. The more unhappy you are the more ice-cream you get!
New era of West Australian fashion designers to unveil their collections
0pointsA new era of fashion designers will showcase their first collections on Perth catwalks at the West Australian Institute of Fashion and Textiles (WAIFT) 2007 Fashion Show on Tuesday November 20 at The Astral at Burswood Entertainment Complex.
OMG! We're living Muriel's Wedding
0pointsWe're fatter, unmarried and super-consumers. It ain't pretty but a snapshot of Australian life, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today, shows we're more likely to be overweight, less likely to marry, and consume more goods.
Breast self-examination
0pointsBreast Cancer (cancer of breast tissue), is the most common form of cancer in women, affecting one out of eleven women at some stage of their life, in the developed world.
Obesity + Prostate Cancer = Higher risk of death
0pointsMen who are obese when they're diagnosed with prostate cancer are 2.6 times more likely to die of the disease than normal-weight men, new findings suggest.
Leukemias and Lymphomas
0pointsLeukemias and lymphomas are cancers which affect the cells which are part of the fluids circulating around the body.
Reoviruses to the rescue of cancer patients!
0pointsReovirus is a family of viruses that affects the gastrointestinal or respiratory system in humans. Reovirus infections are common in humans and in most cases they are mild or sub clinical.
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
0pointsOsteoporosis is a disease of bone in which the bone mineral density (BMD) decreases, bone micro-architecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is altered. Osteoporotic bones are more at risk of fracture.
A new system to identify women at risk of developing breast cancer!
0pointsThe Newton-Wellesley Hospital at Newton, Massachusetts, has developed a new system to identify women at risk of developing breast cancer and to save their lives.
You couldn't guess where this bean's been
0pointsIndonesia's kopi luwak is a rare delicacy of peculiar provenance -- beans plucked from the droppings of wild civets.
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